Film Portrayals
He is portrayed by Charles Cyphers in the 1979 film Elvis, Trey Wilson in the 1989 film Great Balls of Fire!, Dallas Roberts in the 2005 film Walk the Line and by Tim Guinee in the 2005 CBS miniseries Elvis. He was portrayed by Gregory Itzin in a 1993 episode of Quantum Leap entitled "Memphis Melody."
He was also portrayed in the 1981 movie This Is Elvis by son Knox Phillips.
In 2000, a documentary about his life and involvement in the emergence of Rock and Roll called "Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll" was released by A&E Television Networks.
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